Well I'll let others be the judge of exactly how much a secret or even useful this post is but anyway.....
I've found that when using the graphic eq, I get a much clearer and sweeter tone when I keep the sliders at a level so that the combined value of them is no more than all of them in the middle.
So if you were to say that when at the bottom the sliders have a value of 0, in the middle 5 and when at the top 10, you should make sure that when you add the values of the sliders, they come to no more than 25.
I find that above '25', something sounds like it's getting overloaded (possibly the phase inverter???) and the sound starts to muddy up. Below 25 it is much clearer and nicer.
I know that the sliders probably aren't linear and each has an effect on the other etc etc but I at least in my amp with my valves, this holds more or less true and sticking to it is the way to a better tone.
I've found that when using the graphic eq, I get a much clearer and sweeter tone when I keep the sliders at a level so that the combined value of them is no more than all of them in the middle.
So if you were to say that when at the bottom the sliders have a value of 0, in the middle 5 and when at the top 10, you should make sure that when you add the values of the sliders, they come to no more than 25.
I find that above '25', something sounds like it's getting overloaded (possibly the phase inverter???) and the sound starts to muddy up. Below 25 it is much clearer and nicer.
I know that the sliders probably aren't linear and each has an effect on the other etc etc but I at least in my amp with my valves, this holds more or less true and sticking to it is the way to a better tone.